2024 NCCA Coaches Clinic
The 2024 NCCA Coaches Clinic this week included some incredible simulation learning. Thank you to Atrium Health Cabarrus for leading a fantastic #StopTheBleed course for 144 high school coaches. The team from UNC AirCare joined other teams from WakeMed, Baptist, … Read more
Mauritania Simulation Tour
On December 11, Interim Neurosurgery Chair, Dr Hadar and Neurosurgery Surgical Skills Lab Director Dr Quinsey visited our new global partners in Mauritania. The team met with the Minister if Health, officials at the US Embassy, and the Medical School … Read more
EMS trains with simulators
On November 20th, Katelin Gandee, a writer for The Laurinburg Exchange, published an article on a recent training session taught by our UNC Air Care team. The Scotland County Emergency Medical Services team experienced “airway skills and scenarios to better … Read more
Simulation Supports Global Health
Dr. Stephanie Woodward, UNC Anesthesia CA3 recently assisted Dr. Janey Phelps with teaching with simulation at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa. Dr. Phelps assisted the local team in establishing a simulation based patient safety program in 2016. You can … Read more
Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Bootcamp
On August 31, the Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship ran their annual skills bootcamp to welcome the new fellows. Each year the anesthesia department brings in three fellows to specialize in pediatric anesthesia. This bootcamp provide the basic skills and tools to … Read more
Orange County School Nurses Stop The Bleed
Earlier today our incredible trauma team visited with the school nurses for Orange County to teach them how to Stop The Bleed. In addition to training the nurses, this also served as an opportunity for several people to become “Stop … Read more
Pediatric Anesthesia Simulation At The SPA
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) meeting was held this year in Phoenix. UNC’s own Dr Peggy McNaull was the meeting Co-Chair and put together an amazing program. Drs Kim Blasius, Matthew McDaniel, and Benny Joyner (Peds Critical Care, Clinical … Read more
UNCsim Team at IMSH2018
UNCsim had another strong presence at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) this weekend in Los Angeles. Medical students Mr. O’Gorman and Mr. Cutshaw presented on their Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE) student driven skills sessions. The … Read more
Hobbs Recognized by SSH Simulation Operations and Technology Section
Today at the International Meeting on Medical Simulation (IMSH), Gene Hobbs, former Director of Simulation for Pediatrics and the School of Medicine, was recognized by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Simulation Operations and Technology Section (SOTS) for his … Read more
Murty heads to ECU
Mr. Neal Murty has served as the Manager of The Multidisciplinary Simulation Laboratory, formerly the Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Center. During his tenure, Murty helped facilitate the lab becoming an Accredited Education Institue by the American College of Surgeons. The … Read more